So my kids are buttheads. I made a filling for a cake last night with butter cream, peppermint extract and crushed Thin Mint cookies. I plan on putting it in a devil's food cake for a St. Patrick's party this weekend. I think it tastes so good and am having to refrain from eating it by the spoonful, but they both spit it out!! Am I crazy? Are my taste buds deranged??

Sounds good to me. How old are the kids? I know a lot of young kids don't care for the minty taste. Thats how I know my thin mints are safe, hehe.

They aren't that young, my son is 9 and my daughter is 5. My hubby said he liked it but I can NEVER get a straight answer out of him! Oh well, I think its yummy I'll post a picture if I ever get my FBCT on it.

my kids dont like mint at all so they would spit it out. They are 6, 6 and 7. I wouldnt be offended. I dont think mint is high on the like list for kids.

OMG, thin mint cookie filling.... making my mouth water. Sounds wonderful. I think it stinks that I never get Girl Scout cookies. They don't come to the door selling and we're not allowed to have stuff like that at work.

I want a piece!!!!! Sounds yummy to me!!

It sounds absolutely FABULOUS! What do kids know? ha! And husbands - they can keep their opinions to themselves! Wish I was closer, I'd come over for a slice!

Thin Mints are awesome - A fun friend of mine taught me a really good drink a few years back called a Dirty Girl Scout - tastes JUST like a thin mint. They can be served as shots or drinks, and boy are they tasty! I don't know about the name, but they are awesome! Creme de Menthe, Creme de Cocoa, Vodka and Cream. Yum!

VACakelady - what a bummer you don't get GS Cookies! I get mine from troops selling them at the grocery store - it's great!

That sounds devine, everyones tastes buds are different so I wouldnt really worry too much about that..the only thing I would worry about is being the only one around to eat it all.

~ALicia

PS dont know where you are from but if you need help with this I am more then willing to take some of it off your hands.

I LOVE minty stuff! I have six nieces and nephews and they're not fans of minty stuff...which is probably why they hate brushing their teeth I added a tiny amount of mint extract to my frosting so it's not so overwhelming. Your frosting idea sounds great!

My kids are 5 and 7 and both hate mint. I have to buy them watermelon flavored toothpaste. Gross!

Don't take it personally...I've made many a delicious cake that my kids won't touch. They just want plain old chocolate and vanilla.

Just a little update, I uploaded the finished cake to my pictures. It was WAY yummier than it looked ;P I am still practicing with really simple transfers...

It sounds so yummy, sometimes you never know about kids.

I just made a cake for my granddaughters Girl Scout Ceremony that was chocolate filled with buttercream and crushed up thin mints. They all loved it!
LouAnn

That sounds great! My kids are 10, 8, & 3 and they love mint. I'll have to try it for them.

I haven't seen the first girl scout selling cookies at any of the grocery stores either! No fair! I love the Keepler Grasshoppers, but it's the Do-si-do's that I want too! <pout>

I know my oldest loves the mint flavor, my son on the other hand hates it. So I think it depends on the kid.

I am sure it's wonderful though...i love mint stuff.

Patricia